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A male of Vieja fenestrata in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA]. Photo by Patrick Tawil. (11-Jul-2014). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini

Genus
Vieja

Curator
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Published:
16-Dec-2019

Last updated on:
16-Dec-2019

Vieja fenestrata (Günther, 1860)

Mojarra chela; Mojarra testa colorada; Paleta.

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Original description as Chromis fenestrata:

ZooBank:517B24DF-2C2C-4CF2-BAEE-C54DAF9A3852.

Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1860. "On new reptiles and fishes from Mexico". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27(1860)::316-319 (ffm00026)

Synonyms (2):

Heros parma Günther, 1862, with type locality at Mexico and Guatemala. Determiner: Paepke et al., 2014
Cichlosoma gadovii Regan, 1905, with type locality at Motozorongo, Mexico. Determiner: Conkel, 1993
Cichlosoma sexfasciatum Regan, 1905, with type locality at Mexico. Determiner: Conkel, 1993

Conservation: Vieja fenestrata is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Given the very large range of Vieja fenestrata and the relative stability of many of the locales where it dwells, there is currently little concern about the future of this species.